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Plan to Look At HIV And Aids Impact On Public Service
Nombini Matomela and Karen Pretorius
2004-05-28

The Public Service Commission (PSC) will commission a study on the impact HIV and AIDS has on the public service.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) will commission a study on the impact HIV and AIDS has on the public service.

The PSC this morning addressed the parliamentary media briefing, focusing on its achievements and challenges since 1994.

Deputy Director-General of Investigations and Human Resource Reviews, Odette Ramsingh, said this would be the first time such a study was undertaken by the PSC.

We can't ignore the impact of HIV and AIDS, this is a societal problem, there are over a million public servants and definitely belonging to the broader society, she explained. The study would indicate the extent of the challenge of HIV and AIDS, which would help with human resource planning in the public service.

This to ensure that service delivery was not compromised by its impact, making sure that essential services were still going to be delivered, she said. Issues around the impact of the pandemic would include the cost of medical claims, absenteeism, funeral attendance and public servants taking time off to care for sick relatives.

The study would be conducted by a research organisation to be appointed by the PSC.The results could be released by the end of 2004 or early next year.

The year 2003/04 has definitely been identified as the research area for HIV/AIDS, Ms Ramsingh added. The commission said an analysis of all government poverty alleviation projects was also in the pipeline. (Source: BUANEWS, 26 May 2004)

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